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Will Indonesia build a battery energy storage system?

by Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PT PLN and its subsidiaries have collaborated with the Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC) to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 5 Megawatts (MW) this year.

Does Indonesia have a grid-connected energy storage system?

There, the global system integrator Fluence recently turned on a 20MW/20MWh grid-connected BESS as part of a 1,000MW portfolio in development and construction for power company SMC Global Power. Indonesia’s current pipeline of energy storage projects is mostly pumped hydro, totalling 4,063MW according to IHS Markit.

Can PT Industri baterai & Citaglobal build a battery plant in Indonesia?

For instance, state-owned company, PT Industri Baterai Indonesia, or Indonesia Battery Corporation, is currently exploring opportunities to establish battery cell manufacturing and energy storage integration facilities in the country with engineering specialist Citaglobal.

Will PLN build a battery in Indonesia?

The country’s state-owned utility PLN has signed a memorandum of understanding with another state-owned body, the Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC), to build the BESS this year, PLN said.

Is battery storage taking off in Indonesia?

Despite the opportunities for manufacturing, from a deployment perspective, battery storage has not yet taken off in Indonesia beyond a handful of projects, including a 5MW pilot announced by the government in March 2022. Rept Battero has announced plans to develop an 8GWh gigafactory in Indonesia specialising in lithium-ion cells for BESS.

Could energy storage be the future of Indonesia's energy transition?

With variable renewable energy generation, such as solar PV and wind, set to take centre stage in the country’s energy transition, energy storage will complement this. This potential has seen several prospective manufacturing facilities proposed in Indonesia.